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BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS, MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800, THE ENAMEL PLAQUE BY JEAN-LOUIS RICHTER, SIGNED
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A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Guidon, Gide & Blondet fils, marked, Geneva, circa 1800, the enamel plaque by Jean-Louis Richter, signed
Oval box, cover, four side panels and base enamelled in translucent blue on wavy engine-turned reeding, framed by opaque blue enamel stripes enclosing black and white enamelled bands interspersed with engraved gold demi-lunes, the cover inset with a rectangular enamel plaque with domed top and bottom painted with a bouquet of flowers in a vase on a ledge against a landscape background, within engraved gold mount, flanked by two fan-shaped chased gold plaques, the square dividers of the sides enamelled in black and blue, the base enamelled with a bouquet of flowers
84 mm. (3.1/4 in.) wide
by Guidon, Gide & Blondet fils, marked, Geneva, circa 1800, the enamel plaque by Jean-Louis Richter, signed
Oval box, cover, four side panels and base enamelled in translucent blue on wavy engine-turned reeding, framed by opaque blue enamel stripes enclosing black and white enamelled bands interspersed with engraved gold demi-lunes, the cover inset with a rectangular enamel plaque with domed top and bottom painted with a bouquet of flowers in a vase on a ledge against a landscape background, within engraved gold mount, flanked by two fan-shaped chased gold plaques, the square dividers of the sides enamelled in black and blue, the base enamelled with a bouquet of flowers
84 mm. (3.1/4 in.) wide